Polymer Composites for Energy Applications

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 565

Special Issue Editors

Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, 01510 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Interests: electroctive smart materiasl; piezoelectric polymer composites; magnetoelastic materials; energy applictaions
Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein 48, 01510 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Interests: Polymer electrolytes; Composite electrolytes; Lithium batteries, Lithium salts
Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein 48, 01510 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Interests: Polymer Electrolyte; Lithium batteries; Solid-state batteries

Special Issue Information

Dear colleagues,

Polymer composites occupy a privileged position for applications in different areas of energy, from generation to storage. The lightness and flexibility of polymers allied with filler properties can result in an improvement in material processability and also in the emergence of new properties and functionalities. It is an interdisciplinary area where synthesis, design, and interfaces play key roles in the material’s performance. Particularly, nanogenerator systems based on piezoelectric, triboelectric, and pyroelectric polymer composites, among others, are promising in the conversion of energy from the human body (thermal and mechanical) and in their use in robotics, wearable devices, and self-charged sensors. Additionally, emerging materials based on polymer composites for the development of energy storage systems are of unquestionable importance. That is the case, for example, of separators in liquid electrolyte systems or solid electrolytes for different battery technologies.

Thus, this Special Issue is devoted to the survey of recent progress in this multidisciplinary area of polymer composites for energy applications. From their production and design to their characterisation and applications, along with a deep understanding of their physical performance, original contributions and reviews are welcome.

Dr. Ana Catarina Lopes
Dr. Maria Martinez-Ibañez
Dr. Leire Meabe
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Polymeric composites
  • energy
  • energy generator
  • piezoelectric
  • solid electrolyte
  • electrolyte separators
  • battery technologies.

Published Papers

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